Opinion
The defense tech ecosystem gives investors many opportunities
Bill Farmer, managing director at the investment bank BGL, highlights the big bets investors are making on companies touting disruptive defense technologies amid global instability.
Contracts
Pentagon hits Accenture, Booz Allen and Deloitte with contract cancellations
The trio are the only named contractors in a group of cuts announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who claims $5.1 billion of cancelled contracts with $4 billion in savings.
Contracts
Serco wins $96M Navy contract for Constellation-class support
Technical services firm to help Navy’s next-generation frigate with planning, design, delivery and testing.
Contracts
Long-sought goal of better Pentagon buying may finally be within reach
A new executive order seeks to overhaul defense buying. A handful of innovators within the Defense Department are already showing the way.
Contracts
Slingshot Aerospace secures Air Force contract to ‘fingerprint’ objects in space
The company is tasked with using artificial intelligence to analyze 4.5 million nightly observations from a global sensor network that tracks 14,500 satellites and other objects in space.
Companies
Washington Harbour Partners buys stake in debris-tracking satellite firm
The investment is the second announced within a week for Turion Space, which also builds satellites that can improve space-domain awareness.
Contracts
The Pentagon’s next major cloud contract is in the works
It may be even bigger than its $9 billion predecessor.
Contracts
Pentagon aims to accelerate acquisition of new tech through software-contracting change
Buyers must default to rapid-acquisition processes long used by DIU, SecDef memo orders.
Contracts
GAO tells Air Force to re-evaluate $121.4M Trace Systems contract
The watchdog agency sends this communications support award back to the Air Force for a redo.
Contracts
Space Force hopes it gains from Hegseth’s budget shift
Vice chief says service is looking for things to cut—and has suggestions for things to buy.
Companies
Epirus collects $250M in Series D capital to scale up production
The seven-year-old startup is pushing to further develop and make more of its Leonidas system, which works to fire lasers and other pulses at adversaries' drones.
Contracts
Hegseth orders suspension of cyber, information operations planning against Russia
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday that new U.S. foreign policy configurations “largely coincides with our vision.”
Contracts
Pentagon launches consulting contract review process
In order to align with Trump priorities, the Defense Department wants written justifications for why each consulting contract should not be cancelled.
Contracts
Space Force taps Firefly for rapid response launches
The company will keep a rocket and vehicle on standby so Space Force can order launches for more quick responses.
Contracts
Space Force warns industry on cost overruns
The service will convert pricey programs to fixed-price contracts if needed, an official said.
Contracts
Leidos wins $149M Air Force IT sustainment contract
Project Night Owl focuses on how the Air Force works in a secure cloud environment based on Microsoft's Azure offering.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: The critical role feedback can play in better defense acquisitions
Debriefings are the key to improving the quality of contractors that pursue defense contracts as well as improving the quality of solutions, writes Valid Eval CEO Adam Rentschler.
Companies
How the CEOs of Booz Allen, L3Harris view DOGE's vision
In talking with investors, both chief executives highlight speed and help to the customer as big-picture goals they want to see the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency realize.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: 5 moves to make a more agile and efficient intelligence community
Arcfield CEO Kevin Kelly writes that the IC needs to embrace innovation to optimize efficiency and improve mission outcomes.
Contracts